Universal Lunch/Recess Hour
For ALL Elementary Schools
Important Information
Universal Lunch/Recess Hour
Dear Families:
Thank you so much for your continued patience, flexibility, and support during this period of remote learning. Indeed, this is a challenging time for all of us and we are constantly working to improve the educational experience for our students, our families, and our staff.
Upon reflection with district and school leadership and after extensive schedule conversations, we have decided to adopt a district-wide lunch/recess hour from 12:00PM-1:00PM each day at all nine elementary schools starting on Monday, November 16, 2020. We believe that this shift will allow us to provide a coordinated and consistent lunch/recess time for all remote students and families, including those students who are working at our valuable community partners such as the Boys and Girls Club, Explorers, Hoops and Homework, Suburban Child/SMOC, Pelham Lifelong Learning Center, and YMCA. All students will receive an equitable amount of time to eat lunch and enjoy some down time--away from screens- and this consistent lunch/recess hour will support families who have multiple students.
Kindergarten students will now have specials at 1PM for a shortened special block. In this way, we are aiming to provide our youngest learners with a lengthy and necessary screen break in the early afternoon while reinforcing Framingham’s commitment to the arts, physical education and library media. For King, this will also mean that First Grade will now have their Specials from 1:27-2:22. Your student’s teacher(s) will be reaching out in the coming days to communicate how this shift will impact their overall schedule.
Our hope is that this universal lunch/recess hour affords all students with a greater amount of uninterrupted instruction in the classroom and supports all students and families during this challenging time. Thank you for being outstanding educational partners in this work as we navigate these uncharted waters together.
Please feel free to reach out to Gail Chancey or myself with any questions or concerns.
Best,
Allison
King Elementary School
Principal
Gail Chancey
Interim Assistant Principal
Email: abenabda@framingham.k12.ma.us
Website: https://www.framingham.k12.ma.us/king
Location: 454 Water Street Framingham, MA 01701
Phone: 508-782- 7201
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